The crowds are at a seasonal high right now and there is an absolute ton of traffic on the lake. Please use caution when traveling around because there are a lot of paddle boards, kayakers, and other watercraft. The afternoon winds are also a factor, be sure to plan ahead for that. It seems to be hitting around 11 or 12 in the afternoon, when it hits. The rainbows and browns can still be caught at the inlets, early in the morning. When fishing these fish, get on the water as early as possible. As soon as the sun comes up and hits the water, these fish go deep. I would suggest chucking HD trout jerks in the moving water and a heavy tazmanian devil in the deeper water. The prime hours are from 6 am to 8 am. The lake trout fishing is still very good on the typical structure points. The majority of the fish are in the 14-22” range and are very eager to smash a well presented, grub style jig tipped with sucker meat. I would concentrate your efforts on the 45-90 foot range right now and fish close to the bottom. The suspended fish haven’t shown up yet due to the water being fairly cool for this time of year. Points, and flat bottom areas seem to holding the majority of the fish right now. Don’t forget to smother your jig with scent this type of year and commit to a high percentage spot for 30 mins. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Jake Foos.
Williams Fork Reservoir - The east boat ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM daily. The water level has dropped to 99%. Inflow is 64cfs, outflow is 88cfs. From here on out for the rest of the season the lake slowly will keep going down. Unexplainably the Lake Trout bite has slowed to a crawl when the cool front and smoke came in. Every fish I cleaned during the week had empty stomachs. Usually, they're packed with small crawdads which indicates they are not feeding much. Look for Laker's in 60 to 80 feet of water. The best bite is early AM and slows as the day goes on. A slow gentle presentation with small tubes, paddle or twister tails tipped with sucker meat jigged on or just above the bottom is working the best right now. Scent seems to help a little. Northern Pike are slow as usual, in part due to a decrease in population and many of bigger fish no longer live in their traditional habitat. They've moved to deeper water where the food is which makes it difficult to catch them. Please practice catch and release on all Northern's caught. Brown Trout are feeding along the rocks north of the east boat ramp, and in the inlet before the sun hits the water. The lake hasn't been stocked with Rainbow's or Kokes since 2019 in an effort to control gill lice, so there isn't much action fishing for them. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H.
Lake Granby - Boat ramp hours are 6am-8pm. Water level is dropping, currently at 96% or approximately 3ft low. Water temps are mid-upper 60’s first thing in morning and warming to low 70’s by the afternoon. Fishing for rainbow and brown trout has been fair and is condition dependent. Sunrise and sunset are the best times, erratically worked spoons, with a sharp lift and fall retrieve using long casting spoons such as Kastmasters and Little Cleo. Target the inlet areas where the water is moving and cooler. Lake trout action remains good. Fish are starting to bump deeper, look for them in 60-95ft of water. A dark colored 3/8oz jig head with a light colored plastic grub or tube tipped with sucker has been a go to set up. We are working multiple spots until we find active fish, but they are biting somewhere so keep mobile and you will be rewarded! Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.
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